Game log · Week-by-week
2026 season · 2 games
| Wk | Opp | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wk 1 | W 30-20vs Toledo | 7 | 23 | 3.3 | 0 | 10 | Season-high 23 yds |
| Wk 2 | W 35-7vs Eastern Michigan | 3 | 23 | 7.7 | 1 | 14 | |
| Total | 10 | 46 | 5.5 | 1 | 14 |
#4
Jaziun Patterson
Senior running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
5′10″ · 214 lb · Pompano Beach, FL · Deerfield Beach
CFB Index 37 · #249 of 326 RBsHigh confidenceTransferred Iowa → Michigan State for 2026
CFB Index
A single number blending on-field production (an EPA-based value lane) with box-score output for this player's position.
0-100, scaled within each position's own cohort — not directly comparable across positions.
The numbers
46
rushing yards · 2026
1 TD · 4.6 per carry
2 games into 2026 so far -- Best game: 23 rush yds, 1 TD, vs Eastern Michigan
His career numbers, season by seasonThe story
4 running back for Michigan State. 2026: 2 games with a box-score line.
- Signed as a 3-star recruit to Iowa in 2022.
- Transferred from Iowa to Michigan State in 2026.
Jaziun Patterson
Does a little of everything without one standout trait. Two head coaches in five seasons, at two different programs. The receipt: 23 rush yds, 1 rush TD against Eastern Michigan — Week 2, 2026.
46 RUSH YDS · 1 RUSH TD · 10 CARRIES
Low coverage — composed from the verified record.
- season totals
- positional archetype classification
- head-coach lineage
- game log
His career
4 programs, one constant: he played.
20223 games
- Signed with Iowa3-star out of Deerfield Beach
2026
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
- Entered the portal
Career arc
HS
Recruit
★★★
CFB
College
2 teams
NFL
NFL Draft
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Coaching lineage · 2022–2026
3 coaches2022–2023
Michigan State
Played under 3 different head coaches: Mel Tucker, Jonathan Smith, and Pat Fitzgerald. Multi-era developmental context.
Where He Ended Up · Transfer
Transferred to Michigan State
2025Iowa
2026Michigan State
2026 snapshot
Season context · Team result + system
2022Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2023Iowa10-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-leaning, slow tempo
2024Iowa8-5HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2025Iowa9-4HC: Kirk Ferentz · Run-heavy, slow tempo
2026Michigan State2-0HC: Pat Fitzgerald · Run-heavy, fast tempo
Where this profile ranks vs the RB cohort
Box-score percentiles
High confidence
Concern: rush yards (0th percentile).
Box-score rates (5)
Percentiles versus same-position peers with enough snaps this season, based on box-score rates.
Splits & context
Splits
Per-game splits
Through 2 games: 23.0 YDS/g, 5.5 YPC, 0.5 TD/g — splits start at 3 games.
Supporting cast · Scheme
Staff and system around the player
Head Coach
Pat Fitzgerald
Scheme reads (pass share, tempo, sack rate) need at least 3 team games — 2 games in so far.
Awards
Player standing · 2026
Backup
On the two-deep and pushing for snaps.
Roster2-deepStarterRecognizedEliteApex
Career stats
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | 10 | 46 | 4.6 | 1 | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa | 60 | 296 | 4.9 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa | 63 | 309 | 4.9 | 2 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa | 58 | 206 | 3.6 | 2 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa | 14 | 47 | 3.4 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 205 | 904 | 4.4 | 5 | -- |
| Season | Team | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Michigan State | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| 2025 | Iowa | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2024 | Iowa | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | -- |
| 2023 | Iowa | 4 | 22 | 5.5 | 0 | -- |
| 2022 | Iowa | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | -- |
| Career | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | -- |
Signature game
SIGNATURE GAME · Week 1 · 2026
W 30–20
vs Toledo
23 rush yds (7 car)
With A. Milivojevic — 247 yds · 1 TD · 0 INT · QBR 87.3 · -5 rush yds (6 car) · C. Mccray — 4 rush yds (1 car)
Signature plays
Signature plays · top plays by |EPA|
The plays that mattered most
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2&4 · Q4 · EPA +2.36No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 7 yards gain to the EMU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 07:48, 1ST DOWN #37 L.Boyd kick attempt good (H: #9 R.Dakin, LS: #50 N.Duzansky)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA +0.81Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush right for 10 yards gain to the MSU34 (#12 M.Conteh), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&7 · Q2 · EPA -0.77Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush left for 2 yards loss to the TOL24 (#0 A.Zock)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.68Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU46 (#90 Z.Johnson)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 2&2 · Q3 · EPA +0.65Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 14 yards gain to the EMU38 (#9 D.Williams), 1ST DOWN
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&8 · Q3 · EPA -0.63Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the MSU48 (#12 M.Conteh; #10 J.Fox)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.40No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 3 yards gain to the MSU37 (#90 Z.Johnson; #10 J.Fox)
- Week 2 · Eastern Michigan · 1&10 · Q3 · EPA -0.21Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 2 yards gain to the EMU18 (#11 Z.Mowchan; #98 J.Oluwayemi)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 1&10 · Q4 · EPA -0.15No Huddle-Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush right for 4 yards gain to the TOL48 (#10 J.Fox; #90 Z.Johnson)
- Week 1 · Toledo · 2&9 · Q4 · EPA -0.03Shotgun #4 J.Patterson rush middle for 4 yards gain to the TOL09 (#17 K.Hutchinson)
Game log
How he plays
Play style
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
CFB Index positional classification
DNA match
Player DNA
Balanced Back
Plays within the scheme — consistent production without a dominant dimension.
RB
His 2025 production profile sits closest to Jevyon Ducker’s 2021 season.
Matches Jevyon on
Weight
Yards / carry
Class year
Through 5 college seasons, his career arc tracks closest to Garrett Groshek’s path through Wisconsin.
98%match
#2
Narii Gaither
95%
Matches Garrett on
Yards per carry
As a senior, his production profile tracks closest to Dallan Hayden's senior season at Colorado (2025).
72%match
Matches Dallan on
Weight
Yards / carry
Rush TD rate
Differs from Dallan on
EPA / carry (adj) (higher)
Player DNA
Players who play like Jaziun Patterson
Background
Transfer running back from Iowa has one season of eligibility remaining . . . played in 34 games with the Hawkeyes the past four seasons (2022-25) . . . has rushed for 858 yards and four touchdowns on 195 carries in his career . . . also has nine receptions for 35 yards for a total of 893 all-pur...
The backfield · Michigan State
- Camryn Edwards1,240 rushing yards · 2025
- #21Marvis Parrish576 rushing yards · 2025
- #7Brandon Tullis297 rushing yards · 2025
- #4Jaziun Patterson296 rushing yards · 2025
- #32Kenneth Williams22 rushing yards · 2025
6 more on the roster · Michigan State team page
Stats from CFBD · ESPN · fan discourse. Every figure computed from source tables — not invented. Methodology